Ireland continues to record some of the highest excess death rates across the European Union, while excess deaths across the bloc continues to rise for the third month in a row. Data from Eurostat showed that in August, there 21,800 excess deaths recorded in the EU compared with the baseline.
In August, excess mortality in the EU increased to 6.0% above the baseline, Eurostat said, rising from 5.1% in July 2024. Out of 26 EU countries, 23 recorded excess deaths with the highest rates observed in Malta (37.6%), Cyprus (24.1%), Ireland (19.3%), the Netherlands (14.4%) and Finland (12.3%). The excess mortality rate was negative in just 3 EU countries: Latvia (-4.7%), Bulgaria (-2.4%) and Lithuania (-0.6%).
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